TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT

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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:00 PM ECT MON, AUG 21, 2023

THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES IS FOLLOWING THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GERT. AT THIS TIME THE SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

AT 500 PM, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 57.5 WEST OR APPROXIMATELY 605 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD DISSIPATE AT ANY TIME AND IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW SOON THEREAFTER.

BASED ON THE RECENT ANALYSIS, NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. HOWEVER, RESIDENTS ARE STILL ADVISED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

FORECASTER
JALEEL JACOBS